- ►annals.org [PDF] SZ Goldhaber - Annals of internal medicine, 2002 - Am Coll Physicians Echocardiography is not recommended as a routine imaging test to diagnose
suspected pulmonary embolism. However, it is useful for identifying patients
with pulmonary embolism who may have a poor prognosis. It can be used for ... Cited by 252 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
P HYPERTENSION - Ann Intern Med, 2002 - assets0.pubget.com Echocardiography is not recommended as a routine imaging test to diagnose
suspected pulmonary embolism. However, it is useful for identifying patients
with pulmonary embolism who may have a poor prognosis. It can be used for ... Related articles - View as HTML
- ►ahajournals.org S Grifoni, I Olivotto, P Cecchini, F Pieralli, A … - Circulation, 2000 - Am Heart Assoc Methods and Results—This prospective clinical outcome study included cohort of
209 consecutive patients (age, 65±15 years) with documented PE. Acute RV
dysfunction was diagnosed in the presence of 1 of the following: RV ... Cited by 402 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
- ►ahajournals.org S Konstantinides, A Geibel, M Olschewski, W … - Circulation, 2002 - Am Heart Assoc Methods and Results— The present prospective study included 106 consecutive
patients with confirmed acute PE. cTnI was elevated ( 0.07 ng/mL) in 43 patients
(41%), and cTnT ( 0.04 ng/mL) was elevated in 39 (37%). Elevation of cTnI ... Cited by 278 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 13 versions
- ►slrjournalclub.com [PDF] S Konstantinides, A Geibel, G Heusel, F … - The New England journal of medicine, 2002 - nejm.highwire.org Page 1. N Engl J Med, Vol. 347, No. 15 · October 10, 2002 · www.nejm.org ·
1143 ALTEPLASE IN PULMONARY EMBOLISM HEPARIN PLUS ALTEPLASE ... Cited by 375 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 26 versions
N Kucher, SZ Goldhaber - Circulation, 2003 - Am Heart Assoc Severe dyspnea, cyanosis, and syncope indicate life-threatening PE. The clinical
examination may reveal signs of acute right ventricular dysfunction, including
tachycardia, a low arterial blood pressure, distended neck veins, an ... Cited by 152 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 8 versions
- ►ahajournals.org N Kucher, G Printzen, T Doernhoefer, S … - Circulation, 2003 - Am Heart Assoc Methods and Results— ProBNP levels were measured in 73 patients with acute PE
within 4 hours of admission. Adverse clinical outcome was defined as in-hospital
death or the need for at least 1 of the following: cardiopulmonary ... Cited by 196 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
MV McConnell, SD Solomon, ME Rayan, PC … - The American journal of cardiology, 1996 - Elsevier This study analyzed the regional pattern of right ventricular (RV) dysfunction
on transthoracic echocardiograms in patients with and without acute pulmonary
embolism. Quantitative (centerline) and qualitative (wall motion score) ... Cited by 242 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
- ►ahajournals.org L Aklog, CS Williams, JG Byrne, SZ … - Circulation, 2002 - Am Heart Assoc Background— Acute pulmonary embolism confers a high mortality rate despite
advances in diagnosis and therapy. Thrombolysis is often effective but has a
high frequency of major bleeding complications, especially intracranial ... Cited by 141 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 8 versions
A Ribeiro, P Lindmarker, A Juhlin-Dannfelt, H … - American heart journal, 1997 - Elsevier To test the hypothesis that right ventricular (RV) systolic dysfunction at the
time of diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) is a predictor of mortality rate,
126 consecutive patients with PE were examined with echocardiography ... Cited by 330 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
